Big Marsh
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Location
Go to the Oregon Birding Trails Link. Choose the Cascades Birding Trail. Click on the Trail Guide and choose the Crater Lake Loop Guide. Section 129.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Six square-mile marsh at 4,700′ in elevation, with pine and mixed conifer forest.
Breeding birds include Sandhill Crane, rails, Black Tern, Wilson’s Phalarope, and Yellow-headed Blackbird. Several species of waterfowl also nest.
Owls, woodpeckers, and songbirds are found in the surrounding forest.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Crater Lake National Park
- Castle Crest Wildflower Trail (Crater Lake NP)
- Corral Spring Campground
- Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
- Head of the Williamson River
- Scott Creek Campground
- Little Deschutes Campground
- Wocus Bay (Klamath Marsh)
- Annie Creek Canyon (Crater Lake NP)
- Whitefish Campground, Crescent Lake
- Miller Lake
- Walker Mountain Lookout
- Military Crossing (Klamath Marsh)
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